Can-truck.



w. E, KLEINE.- CAN TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED SE PT' 4, 1915.

Patented J an. 11, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

E. KLIEZINE, OF HIGHW0,0D, -NEW JERSEY.

CAN-ration.

To aZZ whom it mayconcer n: v Be it known that'I', 'Wmnran E. a citizen of the United States, residing in Highwood, Bergen county, State ofNew Jersey, have invented "certain new and' u'sef-ul Improvements in- Can-Trucks, of which the following is a specification, rje'ference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming -'a part hereof.

This invention relates to can trucks for the use of street sweepers and has for jits Y 'obj-ec'tto provide a carrier which sha'llbe 'of simple and rugged construction, inexpensive to manufacture, compact In design, and capable of supporting tw'o cans, one of which shall always be in {convenient position for AA further feature of the invention-resides in the construction 'of' -the sup orting wheels for the truek and'the disposition of th platforms for the cans in relation thereto, "these 0f control which streets.

In "accordance with the invention the frame of "the truck has mounted thereon two platforms on which the respective cans are supported and theseplat formsareire'latively inclined so that theaxes of-thecansare relas5 are fixed on an axle disposed between the tivelyinclined. :The main support. for the truck is provided 'by' two large wheels which fcans in such ma' nnerthat the-entiretruck is four point supportfor the truck, one of the pairs "of smaller wheelsbeing'out of contact 'substantially balanced about this faxle. At the ends of the supporting platforms are fixed pairs of: small wheels which, in-con junction with the larger wheels,.-afl?ord a with the :street surface when the .other pair and partly .in section ofP-an improved truck,

is in contact therewith,.by =reason'ofithein- "clination of the platforms.

'Other features bf the invention reside in the devices for retaining-the cans in position removably and in the adjustable handle by which the cart is pushed.

Reference is now to be had to the .accom pa'nying drawings "for a detailed" description of the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, in 'whichr Figure l is a view partly'insideelevation Specification of L'etters Patent.

' With 1 thezstreet surface.

the t-r uok shown in Fig. 1.

The frame of the truck may be made .up

any suitable form although in keeping with the general objects of the invention it Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Application filed September 4,1;9'1-5. Seria1N0.48,943.

' cans. Fig. 2 is a View in end elevation of is desirable that this frame should be ofsimple 'but durable construction.

single. transverse Usshaped' frame member a to the lower ends of the legs, of which are 7 In the illustrated embodiment,.there is provided a secured {longitudinally extending side frame 7 members 6 which are slightly bent at their mid-"sectionsas indicatedin Fig. 1 for reasons which will. later "appear. The truck frame preper may be further reinforced by curvedside 'membersi'c which are secured at their ends toithe longitudinal frame members. 5 at pfointsiiadjiacentthe ends of r-the latter. =In th'e verticallyuextending legs of the main transverse frame member a is journal edj an axlewid Jforthe large Wheels 6 which constiwas the principal rolling support for the cart. I To the longitudinal frame members I) are secured two platforms 7", gas through tangle-irons 7", and on 'these platforms are supported, respectively, therefuse cans 9. it will YIIOW' lOG evident that by reasonof the bending of the frame members 6 atv their mid-sections, the supporting platforms f for the' ca'ns :will ;be angularly inclined to one another San'd the axes of thecans will also be inclined. Further, the construction thus far described is such that the center of gravity 'of-the carrier falls in I about thev same vertical plane with the axle (Z so that the truck may .be held in approximately balanced. position about the axle with comparatively slight-effort 1011 the part ofthe attendant and its manipulation on the two wheelse be thereby facilitated.

Adjacent the ends of the bent longitudinal frame members?) are journaled axles h on :the ends of which at opposite 'sidesuof the truck are secured "small Wheels 41, .ofequal diameters. One Pair of these wheelswith the large wheels 6 afford'a firm'base iforthe truck when thelatter is not balancedabout the'a x le d of thelarge swheels, it being evident "from Fig. 1. mm when one .pair of small wheels is resting-on the surface of the street, the othervpair of wheels, by reason ofthe bentmembers d, are out of contact The cans gmay be secured removably in place on the respective platforms) by means members c.

of a forked latch is journaled at about the mid-point of the transverse portion of the main frame member a, the legs 70 of the latch is extending downwardly into the cans g and engaging the same ad acent the runs so that the cans are held in place. It 1s evident that when the latch 70 is rotatedto swing the legs is out of engagement wlth the cans, the latter .may be removed.

The truck may be provided w1th a sultable handle I which is supported plvotally on the axle (Z and is provided wlth a convenient grip Z for the hands of the attendant, this entire handle being rotatable ab out the axle d and adjustable to any desired inclination, as may be best suited for the pushmg of the cart. The handle may be held 1n adjusted position by means of key-shaped pins m which pass through the side arms of the handle and enter one of a series of key-hole slots 0 formed in the curved side frame The key is formed with a weighted end m which holds it, by gravity,

in such relation to the keyhole slots that it cannot be withdrawn therefrom without rotating it through an angle of about l80 when it may pass through the slots, in a manner usual with ordinary keys. desired, other retaining devices for the cans may be employed, either alone or 1n conjunction with the latch 70, and these reta1ning means are indicated in Fig. 1 as comprising chains 11, secured at one end to one of the side curved frame members 0 and arranged to partially encircle the respective cans and be hooked releasably at their ends to suitable hooks c fastened to the opposite curved frame member.

The purely structural aspects of the improvements having been described, a description of the advantages to be realized in the operation of the carrier may be conducive to a clearer understanding of the invention. When the truck is at rest one pair of small wheels z and the large wheels 6 will constitute a base which insures stability. The attendant may place the two cans g on the respective platforms after turning the latch 70 out of the way and may then permit the latch to engage the proxi mate rims of the cans in the manner previously described. Where the chains n are employed, they may be hooked around the cans in a manner which is obvious. The attendant will then swing the handle .Z about the axle d to an inclined position which is best suited to the operator and will pin the handle in this position by means of the pins m. In pushing the truck, the attendant will usually find it desirable to tilt it so that both pairs of small wheels 6 will be out of:

contact with the surface of the street and the entire truck will be approximately balanced about the axle 01. Of course, the control of the truck is greatly facilitated When by its support on two wheels instead of on four although, when one of the cans 1s filled (say the can on the right in Fig. 1) it Wlll naturally maintain the small wheels directlyunder it in contact with the ground at all times. After the operator has filled the other can, however, the truck will again be approximately balanced and may be rolled conveniently on the two large wheels 6. By

the construction described, a truck is protion and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention provided all such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A can truck comprising, with an axle and wheels, a frame supported on the axle,

two relatively inclined supporting platforms for the cans secured to the frame on opposite sides of the axle, and a handle.

2. A can truck comprising, with an axle and wheels, a frame supported on the axle, i

two relatively inclined supporting platforms for the cans secured to the frame on opposite sldes of the axle, wheels supported adjacent the outer ends of the platforms-respectively, the wheels at one end of one plat form being out of engagement with the road surface when the wheels at the end of the other platform are in engagement therewith.

3. A can truck comprising, with an axle and large wheels, a U-shaped frame supported on the axle,vrelatively inclined side frame members secured to the U-shaped frameadjacent the lower ends of the legs thereof, two

supporting platforms for the cans fixed in inclined positions on the side frame members on opposite sides of the axle, and pairs of relatively small wheels supported adjacent the outer ends of the platforms respectively, said last named wheels being out of contact with the road surface when the U-shaped frame lies in a vertical plane and one pair of the small wheels being out of contact with the road surface when the other pair is in contact therewith.

4:. A can truck comprising, with an axle and wheels, a U-shaped frame supported on the axle, two supporting platforms for the cans secured to the frame on opposite sides of the axle, and a single latch pivoted adja-' cent the mid-section of the horizontal port1on of the frame and having legs adapted .to engage the rims of two cans, respectively.

5. A can truck comprising, with an axle frame members disposed at the sides of the supporting platforms. for the cans, a handle pivoted on the axle and adapted to swing 10- about theaxle, and means to fix the handle in any desired position of adjustment.

This specification signed this 3rd day of September A. D., 1915.

WILLIAM E. KLEINE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

frame and provided with key-hole slots therein, a handle pivoted on the axle vand adapted to swing about the axle, and keys adapted to pass through the handle and the slots in the curved frame members to lock the handle in any desired position.

6. A can truck comprising, with an axle and wheels, a frame supported on the axle, 

